Asian Games 2023:India clinches Gold in 10m Men's Rifle

India's 10m men's rifle team clinched the gold medal and broke the world record by scoring 1893.7 points. The team of world champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympian Divyansh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar aggregated 1893.7 in the qualification round to better the world record of 1893.3 set by China. India also secured a bronze medal in the in Men's Four Rowing event, where the quartet of Jaswinder, Bheem, Punit and Ashish recorded a time of 6:10.81.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded athletes who won medals in various events at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou.He praised the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls team for winning the first medal at the Asian Games for India, a silver."Congratulating the incredible duo Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, the prime minister wished for continuous rowing towards glory, representing the spirit and strength of the nation," a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said.